techno
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈtɛknoʊ/
- The DJ played a mix of techno tracks that got everyone dancing all night.
- play techno
- techno music
- a techno style
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Watch on YouTubeHe, you know, has R&B; tracks, he has hip hop tracks, he's done techno like he, he has a a wider range.
- He, you know, has R&B; tracks, he has hip hop tracks, he's done techno like he, he has a a wider range.
- But in the hotels there was no techno, no techno core that would could extend upmarket.
- It's like too many things going on this industrial technos like, you know, this African like rain dances, like it's this transcendental trance.
Examples
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Did you know that techno music was invented in Michigan?
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A top court in Germany just ruled that techno is, in fact, music.
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Some of our genre studies have centered on the genres of techno, film music, sound design, and popular songs.
Academic text (2007) -
Hi you guys, today we are going to do a get to know me tag and as luck would have it, my neighbors seem to be having some type of a techno dance party.
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In popular music of the 1990s, a music genre known as ambient techno became increasingly popular.
Academic text (1997) -
The place pounds with loud, bassy techno music and colored light.
Fiction book (1995) -
The music here was louder and distinctly atonal, a blend of techno and trip-hop that shuddered with confusion.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many clubs around the world host techno nights featuring various DJs.
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She loves listening to techno while working out because of its fast beats.
Synonyms
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1.4
Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties
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3.2
Music created using electronic devices like computers and synthesizers
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4.3
Music made with electronic instruments and computer sounds for dancing or listening
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Etymology
Techno comes from an old Greek word techne, meaning 'art' or 'skill', and from the prefix techno- as in technology. Because this music is made with electronic machines and tools rather than voices, the name techno highlights its link to technology and machine-driven dance sound.